Dress-suit rack.



S. B. WEAVER.

DRESS SUIT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1910.

Patented Oct. 18,1910.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

s. B. WEAVER.

DRESS SUIT RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

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SANUEL B. WEAVER, 0F SAC CITY, IOWA.

DRESS-SUIT RACK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented fillet. 1%, 1916)..

Application filed July 1, 1910. Serial No. 570,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANUEL B. WEAVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at in the county of Sac and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress- Suit Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in clothes racks, the object being to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and eflicient in practice.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that the changes in the specific structure shown and descrlbed, may e made within the sco e of the claim without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view showing the devicesecured in position on a wall, Fig. 2 an end view of the same, Fig. 3 a detail view of the supporting plate, Fig. 4 an enlarged view of one of the hangers removed from the supporting plate, and, Fig. 5 an enlarged detail view of the centrally arranged hanger.

In the drawings: 10 designates a supportin plate which is bent to form ribs 11 and 11 Supported by the rib 11, is a substantially U-shaped wire frame 12 provided with curved end portions which are adapted to rest upon the rib, the extreme end portions being resilient and extending within openings 13 and 14 arranged in the rib. A rod 15 extends parallel with the portion 16 of the U-shaped member, said rod being con nected to the side bars The rod 15, and the portion 16 being connected at various points by the members 18. A shallow receptacle 19 is supported at one end of the frame, the edge ortions of said receptacle being provided with flanges adapted to embrace a portion of the frame, and a portion of the rod 15.

Extending centrally throu adapted to swing freely within openings formed in the same, is a member 20 which is bent at the point 21 in order that the same may be supported on the rib 11. This 17 of said member.-

gh the ribs, and

member terminates in a supporting ring 22, said member being coiled intermediate its end portions to give the same resiliency. L-shaped supporting members 23 are adapted to swing in openings 24, arranged at either. end of the ribs. A book member 25 is adapted to be positioned centrally upon the plate, said member consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form hooks 26, 27 and 28, and attaching loops 29 and 30, the loops being secured to the plate by bolts 31, the hook 30 extending through the rib 11', thus forming an additional support for the member.

The many advantages of a clothes rack of this construction will be clearly apparent. The frame 12, which may be conveniently attached and removed from the supporting plate, may be used to support neckties and collars, the shallow receptacle 19 being adapted to contain collar-buttons etc. This frame may be also used as a shelf, on which various articles of clothing may be placed. The member 20 is adapted to support a hat, the construction of said member being such as to permit the same to be swung toone side when it is not in use.

Particular attention is called to the peculiar construction and arrangement of the member 25 which is adapted to support any article of clothing, said member being arranged on the supporting plate in such a manner as to allow the member 27 to rest on the rib 11, a portion 27 of said hook member being squared to engage said rib. It will also be noticed that the members 23 may be brought forward to form a supporting device for umbrellas and canes, their end portions forming hangers.

A device of this character will not only be found eiiicient in practice, but it will be seen that the same can be manufactured at a small cost. It Will be noted that all of the parts may be readily assembled, the various supporting members being quickly removed from the plate without removing the same from the wall to which it is attached.

What is claimed is:

A device of the class described, comprising, a supporting plate, said plate being provided with a plurality of spaced ribs, a shelf arranged upon one of said ribs, said shelf consisting of a substantially U-shaped memher, the end portions of Which are bent to of supporting devices arranged upon said enter openings formed in said rib, a rod ribs. 10 secured to the end portions of said U-shaped In testimony whereof I afix my signature, member, a plurality of members extending in the presence of two Witnesses.

5 from said rod, and connected to said mem- SANUEL B. WE AVER.

her, a receptacle supported by said rod, and Witnesses: said'member, said receptacle being provided G. S. SWEARINGER,

with flanged edge portions, and a plurality R. R. COBB. 

